Hearing set for Easthampton Stop & Shop plan

EASTHAMPTON - The Planning Board Tuesday night heard from opponents and supporters of a new plan from Stop & Shop to put a smaller than previously proposed project on 34 acres on Route 10.

The board voted to continue the hearing to Jan. 5 at 6:15 p.m. at White Brook Middle School. The board also scheduled a visit to the site at 95-103 Northampton St. on Dec. 22 at noon.

At the hearing, several residents said that although the project is smaller, it will still create “gridlock” on Route 10 because of the additional car trips that will be generated. Two residents and Mayor Michael A. Tautznik spoke in favor of the project, saying the city needs the estimated $32,000 tax revenue and the jobs it will create.